Papers 1963-1972

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Papers 1963-1972

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Folksongs, folkstories, tall tales, ghost stories, recipes, rhymes and riddles collected by University of Idaho students in English 104 classes directed by Jan Harold Brunvand, 1961-1965, and others; also short research papers on folklore.

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University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives

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Archive Of Idaho Folklore

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Noted folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand began teaching in the University of Idaho Humanities department in 1961. In 1963 he applied for a University grant to develop an Archive of Idaho Folklore. The project began during the 1963 summer session when the 25 students in American Folklore (English 174) began collecting songs, stories, jokes, rhymes and other similar materials. The project was continued by later classes and completed in December 1964. Between January and June 1965 when Dr....

Brunvand, Jan Harold

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Jan Harold Brunvand was a professor of English at the University of Utah, an author, and an expert on urban U.S. folklore. From the guide to the Jan Harold Brunvand papers, 1956-1999, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah) Biography Brunvand was born March 23, 1933 in Cadillac, Michigan; BA and MA, Michigan State University (1955 and 1957); attended University of Oslo, 1956-57; PhD., Indiana University, 1961; a...